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When to Plant Welsh onion in Haddonfield, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant welsh onion is to look at the USDA zone info for Haddonfield.

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Planting Calendar for Welsh onion

Frost tolerance for welsh onion: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Welsh onion tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
Probably not a good time to plant welsh onion

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Haddonfield is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant welsh onion and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your welsh onion may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Haddonfield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Haddonfield may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Haddonfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Haddonfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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